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TORCH syndrome

TORCH syndrome noun: a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, or certain other agents.

Noun

TORCH syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, or certain other agents.

Origin of TORCH syndrome

Acronym from the symptoms.

Questions about TORCH syndrome

What does TORCH syndrome mean?
TORCH syndrome means a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, or certain other agents.
What part of speech is TORCH syndrome?
TORCH syndrome is a noun.

Words near TORCH syndrome in the dictionary

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